Dec. 19, 1939: German tanker near Port Everglades

Sun Sentinel Archives

The lead story of this Fort Lauderdale Daily News front page reports the appearance of a German tanker near Port Everglades on December 19, 1939. The tanker, the report says, was attempting to evade a British destroyer lurking just outside the three-mile limit. "The vessel, still unidentified, lies at anchor at the mouth of the harbor, its swastika plainly discernible."

The lead story of this Fort Lauderdale Daily News front page reports the appearance of a German tanker near Port Everglades on December 19, 1939. The tanker, the report says, was attempting to evade a British destroyer lurking just outside the three-mile limit. "The vessel, still unidentified, lies at anchor at the mouth of the harbor, its swastika plainly discernible." (Sun Sentinel Archives)

The lead story of this Fort Lauderdale Daily News front page reports the appearance of a German tanker near Port Everglades on December 19, 1939. The tanker, the report says, was attempting to evade a British destroyer lurking just outside the three-mile limit. "The vessel, still unidentified, lies at anchor at the mouth of the harbor, its swastika plainly discernible."